Sentences with phrase «of assessment capabilities»

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We may never really know: For only the second time since the beginning of the reconstruction effort in 2002, US Forces - Afghanistan has classified and restricted once - public information regarding the state of Afghan security forces, including «casualties, personnel strength, attrition, capability assessments, and operational readiness of equipment» — all key measures of the country's security woes.

Doing this requires establishing a clear point of view on the trajectory of the health - care segments in which they compete, a candid assessment of the assets and capabilities they would need to win in those segments, and, most importantly, a detailed plan for how they could uniquely add value to any potential targets.

Completing one or both assessments entitles you to 15 minutes on the phone (or Skype, etc.) with Shel, to interpret your results and help you think about the kinds of transformative and / or green products and services that match your existing capabilities, skills, and mission.

Methodology The methodology for assessments is based on Micro Focus's (formerly HPE's) Security Operations Maturity Model (SOMM), which focuses on multiple aspects of a successful and mature security intelligence and monitoring capability including people, process, technology, and business functions.

CERN's research director, Sergio Bertolucci, gave an upbeat assessment of the LHC's capabilities in the search for the Higgs: he said, «These are exciting times for particle physics.

Given all available evidence, it is an accurate assessment of the mental capabilities.

In my assessment of the ecumenical agenda which I presented in Bangkok in 1996, I already alluded to the need of deepening and increasing «analytical capability»» as one of the primordial necessities of social witness in our time, and how this is so important at a time when ecumenical social thought seems to have reached a «dry spell», where it has become in fact thin and redundant, and therefore a point where it has lost much respect.

AFSA supports the undertaking of land capability assessments across the state for suitable agricultural enterprises.

Report audiences can gain segment - specific vendor insights to identify and evaluate key competitors based on in - depth assessment of capabilities and success in stevia marketplace.

Progression was partly dictated by a strength based capability assessment, meaning that smaller players might be held back, but generally it wasn't until the age of 11 when the players moved around the pitch to assess their positional strengths.

More evidence emerges of lives ruined by private contractor Atos, as MPs issue a devastating attack on the government for handing them new disability contracts despite their failure on work capability assessments

Questions - transport Business statement - leader of the House Backbench business - ATOS work capability assessments Backbench business - nuclear deterrent

It must energise and enthuse the membership, give them (and even activists outside the party, trade unionists, and those campaigning against NHS cuts, bedroom taxes, work capability assessments, tax avoidance and the rest) a sense of ownership, recognition that they are being heard.

Housing benefit cuts in April will particularly impact on pensioners, families on low incomes, disabled people (many already traumatised by Atos assessments of their alleged capability for work), the long - term sick, -LSB-...]

In light of these facts, the ASPCA conducted the first ever nationwide assessment of emergency response capabilities for animals, the results of which were reported in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in an article entitled, «The National Capabilities for Animal Response in Emergencies (NCARE) Study: An Assessment of US States and Councapabilities for animals, the results of which were reported in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in an article entitled, «The National Capabilities for Animal Response in Emergencies (NCARE) Study: An Assessment of US States and CounCapabilities for Animal Response in Emergencies (NCARE) Study: An Assessment of US States and Counties.»

Clinical assessments exist to evaluate the capabilities of a person with dementia, but until now, occupational therapists did not have a validated instrument to gain understanding of the caregiver's perceptions of the person with dementia's abilities.

This model offers unique capabilities for preclinical assessment of thrombosis risk in a patient - specific manner, including efficacy testing of anti-thrombotic agents, elucidation of mechanism of action, and, potentially, biomarker identification, all providing a much - needed platform for drug discovery and development.

«A proper assessment of your feet by a physiotherapist should just about be a routine undertaking when considering your overall posture, health and physical capability,» says Smith.

I've found this assessment of OST's capabilities to be true time and time again.

Among other things, there has been discussion of personalised student learning plans, phonics teaching, online classroom assessment tools, behaviour management, explicit teaching and the relationship between teaching general capabilities and teaching disciplinary knowledge.

The main focus of coaching and mentoring conversations for school improvement is to build the competency and capability of teachers, so that they can take steps towards achieving the school's strategic vision and priorities in the curriculum, teaching and learning, and assessment, and can effectively make judgments about students» progress and outcomes.

This belief in one's capability to achieve a goal is thought to come from four sources, each of which can support assessment practices to strengthen a learner's sense of capability to attain goals (Bandura, 1986, 1997, cited in Usher & Pajares, 2008):

Specifically to: 1) collaborate with Crittenton Women's Union (CWU) to create video resources that demonstrate its family skill - building model as a means of building adult capabilities to improve child outcomes; 2) create an initial set of materials for practitioners and leaders of family service - provision systems to be used with caregivers to improve serve - and - return interaction as well as self - regulation and executive function skills; and 3) test these materials as part of a qualitative needs assessment of practitioners who wish to build the capabilities of adults who care for children birth - to - five, with an emphasis on birth - to - three.

Direct launch of modules, enhanced access to knowledge centers, randomized questions for offline assessments, and pop - up window capabilities have all been included in the new version of NetDimensions» market - leading mobile learning app, Talent Slate.

Dr Val Shute, Professor of Education at Florida State University, will give a keynote presentation at ACER's Research Conference 2015 in August on how games designed with stealth assessment capabilities can measure and assess 21st Century competencies.

Neither a master's degree nor certification is required to teach in Catholic schools, but ACE has long believed that capability in the classroom derives from teachers» knowledge of curriculum development, instructional strategies, and assessment tools, along with classroom - based training.

Importantly, B&ES is the only UK trade association that makes it compulsory for its members to undergo regular, third - party inspection and assessment of their technical competence and commercial capability, carried out by an independent certification body.

Emerging technologies have capabilities (supporting distributed cognition, situated learning, diagnostic assessment, psychological immersion, modeling, visualization, collaboration and community) that enable sophisticated and powerful forms of learning, at scale and not requiring personal heroism by teachers.

Constructed - Response and TE Items), Multiple Assessment Types (Benchmark, Formative, Interim / End - of - Course Exams, Pretests / Posttests, Multi-Stage Computerized Adaptive Tests [MCAT], Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessments, Observational Assessments), Test Planning, Test Construction, Bulk / Class Calendar Scheduling, Online Testing Interface, Printing Capability, Test Scoring

The project will have the capability of matching students to activities and resources based on feedback from the assessment engine and student characteristics such as learning preferences and intervention successes.

«The merger of our two industry leaders means that educators will be able to access professional growth tools and student assessment tools — with powerful, integrated analytics capabilities — in one online platform,» said Jeanette Haren, chief product officer and founder of Truenorthlogic.

Modernizing assessment capabilities in a customized platform integrates rigor by requiring students to demonstrate why they know what they know, while still maintaining the important metric aspects of standardization.

He observes that assessment in many schools is still primarily designed to measure students» grasp of basic skills and factual knowledge, even as educators are placing a growing emphasis on more complex capabilities like conceptual understanding and long - term transfer skills.

They can also be summative in that they can serve as a final assessment of student capabilities with respect to state and local standards.

University of Michigan's TeachingWorks will provide support, materials, and staff training to the other centers, collaborate with these centers to design and implement assessments that identify teacher candidates» capabilities, and house products from the work of all centers (TeachingWorks, 2015).

The platform also needed to have learner assessment capabilities for creating a regular channel of assessing learner progress and understanding.

The goodness of these types of assessment is their authenticity, need for real - world problem solving, and the capability of the assessment to gauge learner's competence on some sort of proficiency rubric.

For example, how many principals would be willing to give a stellar assessment of the capabilities of a teacher with a mediocre test score rating?

We believe our systems of assessment and accountability need the flexibility and capability to capture all of that human messiness (in all of its beauty and power) if they are to provide fair and accurate measures of any aspect of education.

Describe that range and then envision what you and the teachers in your school should do to increase the level of students» assessment capabilities.

When principals consider their instructional leadership, it might behoove us to reflect on Fullan and work on building a culture that supports the capability and commitment of staff... self - assessment, reflection, and shared leadership are all a part of this formula.

Capability to incorporate new types of assessments, reports, curriculum, and instructional tools to meet changing needs

Volvo's test route, consisting of narrow Cotswold roads and tall hedgerows, precluded any real assessment of the car's handling capabilities.

Yes, driving the vehicle for a week isn't a really fair assessment of its capabilities, but I when I sit in a Chrysler vehicle with Uconnect, I know exactly how its major functions operate before I leave the driveway.

I am simplifying this part of the assessment in order to not get entangled in the minutia (the value of cheap laptops at less than $ 499 in comparison to their capability compared to laptops that are only a skosh more and their reduced portability in comparison to a tablet).

They are also very useful when it comes to doing the evaluation and assessment of the students» potential and learning capabilities.

Now, after having the opportunity of checking out this 10 - inch tablet, we are ready for some assessments regarding its hardware and software capabilities.

After counseling, if you decide a reverse mortgage is right for you, you can select a loan originator through ReverseMortgages.com The loan originator will verify your eligibility and complete a preliminary financial assessment to make sure you have the financial capability to continue the responsibilities of maintaining your home.

And then we're marrying this with qualitative assessment, essentially a company's business strategy, the capabilities of its management team — and really trying to identify what are the key things that will change the market's current perception of a holding.

Additional capabilities include electrodiagnostics including hearing tests (BAER), brain wave assessment (EEG) and evaluation of peripheral nerve and muscle function (EMG, nerve conduction studies, repetitive stimulation, etc.).